Today’s Facts 12-24-2025

The Supreme Court blocks the National Guard in Chicago.

Christmas Day temps are 15-30 degrees above the average in many US areas.

The Trump immigration segment abruptly pulled from 60 Minutes was aired on a Canadian TV app. The video is spreading faster than CBS can take it down.

Taylor Swift donated $1 million to Feeding America and to the American Heart Association in honor of her father’s heart surgery.

Five regulators and researchers focused on combating disinformation and online abuse have been denied entry into the US.

Correction from yesterday - Instacart (not Instagram) is ending the practice of charging different prices to different customers for the same products. *Damn spellcheck.

The seized Venezuelan oil tanker is parked in the Galveston Offshore Lightering Area, about 60 miles off the Texas coast. Thanks fact follower Gail S. for the info.

19 states filed a lawsuit to block Trump’s plan to cut funding to hospitals that provide gender-related care to minors.

A judge blocked Trump from revoking the security clearance of 15 individuals, citing “improper political retribution” in one of the cases.

A judge blocked Trump’s attempt to reallocate funding away from states that refuse to cooperate with ICE.

Chuck Schumer says he will force a vote to sue the DOJ for full release of the Epstein files.

19 Epstein victims say the Epstein files released were riddled with abnormal and extreme redactions.

Holiday sales expected to top $1 trillion for the first time. Parents are spending an average of $521 per child.

Comedian Russell Brand is charged in the UK with additional offenses of rape and sexual assault.

A judge blocked a new Texas law shielding minors from inappropriate online content, ruling it likely violates the First Amendment.

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Image: The annual placement of Godzilla - a former roommate flew him on the Space Shuttle. He’s topped the family tree ever since. :-)